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Tourism department proposes special vaccination drives for all stakeholders involved with the industry

Dáil committee calls on Holohan to explain opposition to antigen tests NPHET has objected to the use of the rapid tests among the general public. By Press Association Wednesday 9 Jun 2021, 6:00 PM 1 hour ago 9,378 Views 34 Comments Image: PA Image: PA CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Dr Tony Holohan has been called on to appear before a Dáil committee ...

On Friday, 1,09,520 tests were conducted in the state, of which 34,246 were RT-PCR and 73,541 were antigen tests. The state has relied more on antigen tests rather than RT-PCR tests.  

The passengers showing symptoms of Covid-19 during the mandatory thermal screening are subjected to rapid antigen tests. The GRP carries out these tests with the help of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Thane Municipal Corporation, or Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation. ​

DFW Airport’s on-site COVID test center, operated by the travel firm Collinson, can handle up to 1,000 tests per day.

Take up house surveys, officers told Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar has directed officers of Hassan district administration to conduct house surveys to look for people with symptoms and also carry out extensive tests to avoid the spread of COVID-19. He held a meeting of officers in Hassan on Tuesday. Considering the increase in the number of positive cases in rural areas, the Chief Secretary said that the officers should constitute village-level teams to tack...

COVID self-testing kits to be available in 3-4 days, says ICMR DG ANI | Updated: May 20, 2021 21:19 IST New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Home self-testing kits intended to detect COVID-19 infection will be available in the market in the next three to four days, ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava said on Thursday. "Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) home testing kits for COVID-19 will be available in the market in three to four days. It will help in isolation of p...

MyLab Discovery Solutions, the Pune-based company that has developed India’s first self-use Rapid Antigen Test Kit for Covid-19 called CoviSelf, said the test will be available for use next week in more than 700,000 pharmacies across India. The product will also be distributed through the company’s online pharmacy partners. Sujeet Jain, director of MyLab Discovery Solutions said the company is targeting to reach 90% pin code regions in India. "It takes 2 minutes to conduct test and 15 mi...

Lauding the Dharwad district administration for COVID control work, Chief Secretary P. Ravikumar on Thursday said that the district administration has carried out good work from the beginning to check

Govt says it aims to ramp up daily testing capacity for COVID to 45 lakh by June-end SECTIONS Govt says it aims to ramp up daily testing capacity for COVID to 45 lakh by June-endPTI Last Updated: May 20, 2021, 07:39 PM IST Share Synopsis "We are doing 16-20 lakh tests this week and we have a capacity of about 20 lakh tests by end of the month and upto the end of next month we can have the capacity of upto 45 lakh because ICMR has validated more than 105 RAT companies and approved 41 of them and...